BHP Billiton PLC Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates (3241H)

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RNS Number : 3241H

BHP Billiton PLC

09 March 2018

 
Group Governance 
9 March 2018 
 
 
 To:   Australian Securities Exchange   cc:   New York Stock Exchange 
       London Stock Exchange                  JSE Limited 
 
 
 

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2018 Interim Dividend

 
 Name of entities   BHP Billiton Limited   BHP Billiton Plc 
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                    ABN 49 004 028 077     Registration Number 3196209 
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On 20 February 2018, the Board of BHP determined to pay an interim dividend of 55 US cents per share for the half year ended 31 December 2017. Included in the announcement of the interim dividend determination on 20 February 2018 was the advice that the currency conversion for Australian cents, British pence and New Zealand cents would be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Record Date, 9 March 2018, and for South African cents one week before the Record Date on the JSE Limited, which was 2 March 2018(1). The following table sets out the currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend:

 
 Dividend 55 US cents      Exchange rate      Dividend per ordinary 
  per share                                 share in local currency 
 Australian cents               0.779200                  70.585216 
 British pence                  1.382200                  39.791637 
 New Zealand cents              0.726595                  75.695539 
 South African cents(1)        11.857400                  652.15700 
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The dividend will be paid on 27 March 2018.

Rachel Agnew

Company Secretary

1) On 2 March 2018 we announced to the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited the currency exchange rate applicable to the dividend payable in South African cents.

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209

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